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42,625people live here $83,426median household incomeNear US average $1,647median rent per month▲ 17% above US $426,900median home value▲ 28% above US

Princeton is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Princeton

Princeton is an unincorporated community in Florida with county unemployment below the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Princeton deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, long average commutes, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The good

Low unemployment in the county

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Long commutes
Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters

How Princeton compares

Median household income

Princeton$83,426

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Princeton$1,647

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Princeton$426,900

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Princeton

Based on Princeton's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,294

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $65,880 a year
59% of Princeton renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$85,380

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $42,690
Homes cost 5.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 17% above US

$1,647/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,647 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $426,900. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $426,900 · 59% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

2.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Miami-Dade County is 2.7%, well below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Miami-Dade County (county-wide)

Safety

336 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Princeton doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Miami-Dade County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1810/100k · Policed by Miami-Dade County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 56% above US

41 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 40.5 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

69%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

12%

Public transit

2.8%

Other

1.7%

Walk

0.6%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 57°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 22% below US

28% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 28%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

9 public schools inside the boundary

There are 9 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Biscayne National Park (13 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Princeton's strongest point is county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,647/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low). It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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